OnLive
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- BattleAxe
this is going live today! thoughts?
The OnLive system aims to bring cost-efficient instant and high-quality video games streamed to Macs and PCs.
- WeLoveNoise0
not sure i understand what the service is but the visuals look like an interesting level of interaction tho
- uses papervision or something like that right ?WeLoveNoise
- BattleAxe0
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_…
basically like a streaming service like Netflix Instant Play , but you play video games that are not running on your computer, but are running on a server , so your Mac can play any PC game ,
"OnLive, which was started by WebTV founder Steve Perlman and former Eidos CEO Mike McGarvey, is aiming to launch a system--seven years in the works--that will digitally distribute first-run, AAA games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Take-Two, Ubisoft, Atari, and others, all at the same time as those titles are released into retail channels. The system is designed to allow players to stream on-demand games at the highest quality onto any Intel-based Mac or PC running XP or Vista, regardless of how powerful the computer. "
- erikjonsson0
has anyone found anything about the pricing yet?
- 5timuli0
Console comes out Dec 2. I've pre-ordered. :D
- jagara0
Just tried this. Still laggy, video quality is pretty low. For now, not a real contender against consoles or computers. But give it a few years. This will take over gaming, and eliminate the need for owning the hardware!
- no, it won't. It'll help offload some background processes - but lag is a relativistic constraint.detritus
- prophetone0
isn't this what the Sony dudes were saying at the PS4 event, that the game library will eventually be playable on ANY device?....
- i guess only if you own a ps4 and its on your network wififeel